WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) The Obama administration is seeking "full partnership" with Moscow to bridge ballistic missile-defense differences that have strained U.S.-Russian ties for years, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) Critics assailed the Obama administration on Wednesday for a deal with hospitals meant to cut costs, and a top Republican said the U.S. Senate may need more than a planned month to pass a bipartisan healthcare reform bill. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) The Obama administration on Wednesday said it strongly opposed legislation in the U.S. Congress that would restrict its ability to respond to future financial crises through the International Monetary Fund. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) The United States said on Wednesday that Russia had sent signals that it might still pursue a unilateral bid to join the WTO, but Moscow denied such plans saying it would join only together with two neighbors. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) Rights groups and opposition parties called on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday to step up the fight against corruption and build a freer society after they met U.S. President Barack Obama this week. ... > full story
CARACAS, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Washington would call for more sanctions against Iran if the White House policy of engagement with Tehran failed. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) A top U.S. official used a visit by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to call on Russia to bring to justice those behind the 2004 murder of American journalist Paul Klebnikov, the editor of the Russian version of Forbes. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) With a constant grin and easy manner, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama charmed Russian children and nurses on Tuesday while her husband conducted summit diplomacy in Moscow. ... > full story
MOSCOW, July 7, 2009 (Reuters) Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama made a pointed quip Tuesday about Russia's sale of Alaska to the United States in the 19th century. ... > full story
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Iran blames Britain, U. S. for postelection unrest July 7, 2009 (Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Canada) Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned western countries on Monday against interfering in Iranian affairs after its disputed ...
Sarkozy Demands Iran Frees Arrested French Woman July 7, 2009 (New York Times) French President Nicolas Sarkozy demanded on Tuesday Iran release a young French university teaching assistant arrested for espionage last week as ...
Groups plan major Iran push in September July 6, 2009 (JTA.org) U.S. Jewish groups are planning a mass push in September to press for Iran sanctions.. . The groups are planning a Washington Day on Sept. 10 that ...
Biden: Israel has right to attack Iran July 5, 2009 (JTA.org) Israel has the right to attack Iran's nuclear program and the United States will not stand in her way, Joe Biden said.. . "Israel can determine for ...